Well it's just after midnight and I'm finally uploading some photos from the first three days and looking at blog traffic and wondering where did the time go again. Finals panel meeting concluded quickly, perhaps a record 2 hours and done onsite here at the amazing AIS residential facilities. Excellent food, accommodation that works with big meeting areas (including a TV lounge for tonight's Wednesday meltdown meeting), two per room and free internet (using my own to update you all tonight). Hope we can get back here next year - I attended the recovery pool session tonight and it's just great to be able to walk there and back in 10 minutes and recover - had a big game today in the rain when we ran out of uninjured referees, 4YC and lots of fun, but was feeling a little sore tonight.
The assessment spreadsheet development over the past 12 months has meant that the referees are ranked quickly and appointments are done without much fuss, atleast from the coaches end. David Rowell the appointments officer for the last few years will be up until the small hours putting all the semi finals together, along with the regular final round games and consolation games for Thursday, kicking off in about 8 hours. Big job, good luck tonight mate....
Anyway, there's a bunch of photos going onto the flickr account overnight from Sat / Sun and some of Monday - still chasing other coaches for pics and will update more Thursday afternoon. My big plan to provide a local access hot spot took most of the week to sort out - technology is a wonderful but painful thing sometimes, so it's back to using up your data plan if you want to view them in the next few days before the end on Friday - Free internet here may help that..
More gossip and insights into the week that is almost over later....
KangaCupRef
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